21/07/2017
The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's Norman Smith looks back at a tumultuous few months covering UK politics, listeners react to the week's revelations about Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ salaries, and Clive Anderson has an Open Mic.
As parliament starts the summer recess, the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ's assistant political editor Norman Smith looks back at a tumultuous few months in Westminster, talking with Roger Bolton about the challenges of working under intense scrutiny and accusations of bias from MPs and on social media.
This week, the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ released its annual report, including the names and wage brackets of 96 of its on-air talent who are all paid over 150 thousand pounds a year. Licence fee payers give us their thoughts on presenter pay.
In last week's programme, we discussed listener complaints about an exceptionally graphic story in Bridget Kendall's Cold War: Stories from the Big Freeze. To make sense of the discussion, Feedback chose to re-broadcast the clip. Were we right to do so? Listeners share their differing views on the issue.
Finally, Roger continues his series of Open Mic interviews with prominent Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ presenters. This week, he's joined by Clive Anderson of Loose Ends and Unreliable Evidence. Has Clive's notoriously sharp-edged humour mellowed over time?
Producer: Will Yates
A Whistledown production for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ radio 4.
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